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Sheikh Kadhim Darwich Arrested for 2 Weeks Pending Investigation
2017-07-06
The Bahraini Public Prosecution arrested Shiite cleric Kadhim Darwich for two weeks pending investigation. The arrest came on grounds of religious sermons he delivers.
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Sheikh Hani al-Banaa’ Arrested for Two Weeks Pending Investigation
2017-07-04
The Bahraini Public Prosecution arrested today Tuesday (July 4, 2017) Shiite religious scholar Sheikh Hani al-Banaa’ for two weeks pending investigation.
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Sayed Al Ghuraifi: Ayatollah Qassim’s Case Leads Bahrain to Either Détente or Severe Consequences
2017-04-28
Bahraini scholar and preacher of Imam al-Sadiq Mosque in Manama, Sayed Abdullah Al Ghuraifi believed that “the case of Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim put the country in front of a very difficult turn.”
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Sheikh Isa Al-Moamen Released as Verdict Against him was Appealed
2017-04-20
Bahraini security authorities released (Thursday April 20, 2017) Imam of Al-Kheif mosque Sheikh Isa Al-Moamen in the town of al-Dair, after there seemed to be a conflict in the 3-month prison verdict issued against him.
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Sheikh Isa Al-Moamen Arrested to Execute 3-Month Prison Verdict Over Friday Sermon
2017-04-20
Bahraini security authorities arrested (Monday April 19, 2017) Imam of Al-Kheif mosque Sheikh Isa Al-Moamen in the town of al-Dair.
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Bahrain: 4 Shiite Clerics Released After Interrogation
2017-04-12
Security Authorities released 4 Shiite clerics after interrogating them over taking part in the mourning events in memory of an Iraqi religious scholar.
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Witness: Sheikh Hassan Isa Accused of Treason for Rejecting Violence, Trial Adjourned Until January 18
2016-12-23
The fourth High Criminal Court decided to adjourn the trial of 24 defendants in the case of murder of 2 police officers, and the attempted murder of 6 others. The trials, along with that of al-Wefaq member Sheikh Hassan Isa, who is accused of financing a terrorist group, was adjourned until January 18, 2017.
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Appeals Court Adjourns Case of 3 Detained Shiite Clerics Until Jan. 4
2016-11-23
Bahrain’s Appeals Court adjourned (Wednesday November 23, 2016) the case of three detained Shiite clerics until January 2017.
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Bahraini Official Belittles Bahrainis Suffering under Diraz Siege, Sends them Complementary Girl Model Picture
2016-10-29
Social media users circulated a screenshot for a “WhatsApp” conversation, showing a text by deputy head of Bahrain’s Consultative Council, Jamal Fakhro, sending a picture for US model Jailyne Ojeda, and sent it as a complementary gift to the Bahrainis besieged in Diraz.
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New Fatwa Compels Bahrainis to Defend Sheikh Qassim via “Possible Means”
2016-10-06
Prominent Shiite cleric Ayatollah Sayyed Kazem Al Haeri issued a fatwa demanding the Bahraini people to defend the Shiite majority spiritual leader, Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim.